Struggling to find jobs, and often living at home, younger generations are propelling antiestablishment parties to new heights of power

A youth revolt is upending Italian politics, and it could be a harbinger of things to come.

Western Europe’s largest antiestablishment government came to power earlier this month, driven largely by young Italian voters. Struggling with a persistent lack of job prospects over the past decade, they voted in droves for two parties in the country’s March 4 elections, the 5 Star Movement and the League, an anti-immigration party.